Sheathing for buildings



F. R. HIGLEY Y sHEAfiHlNG FQR BUILDINGS Filed Feb. 8. 1933 Y INVENTOR y RAM/fj?. 1f/@Lgf ATTORNEYS -10 light gauge is desirable, but warping of the prodflat, in a Vertical plane, and has greater vertical 65 uct tends to increase with decreasing gauge. dimension than the variance permitted inthe sheathing has heretofore been used with` de- Width of the sheathing panels. The bead part 'I formed panel edges, which has further compliopens upwardly adjacent the lip part 6 to provide cated the enameling process and increased the clearance for insertion into the hollow of the 15 warping tendency. bead, of the lower edge of a sheathing panel. 70

1 20 and so mounted that'their edges are concealed. strip extends from the securing means to provide 1:30 The exact nature of this invention together next swung downwardly and its lower edge in- 95 |35 an embodiment of the invention. upper edge rmly bearing against the lip part 6 of 90 Patented Aug. 28, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT orifice `N SHEATHING FOR BUILDINGS Frank R. Higley, Cleveland Heights, Ollio, as-

signor to Insulated Steel Construction Com.- pany, Cleveland, Ohio, alcorporation of Ohio n Application February 8, 1933, Serial No. 655,801

13 claims. (o1. 18e- 85) Y rIhis invention relates tosheathing for building therealong. The vertical spacing of the strips 3 l structures, and more particularly contemplates is dependent upon the width, that is the vertical the mounting of metal sheathing in strip or panel dimensions, of the sheathing panels 2.

form in an exterior wall structura'in spaced rela- Each strip 3 has a part extending from the wall 5 tion to the wallbodypart, to provide a deadair body as at 5 and thence downwardly to form a 60 space for heat insulating purposes. lip 6, with an outwardly thence upwardly turned In many instances where metal `sheathing is Vto bead 7 at the lower extremity of the lip. The be employed, it is desired thata vitreous enamel part 5 is preferably curved as indicated so that finish be providedfor the metal. For cheapness, it will have some yieldability. The lip part 6 is An object ofthe present invention is to im- The strip parts described arepreferably located prove the characteristics with respect to warpabOVe the SIiD-SeCl1I`I1g means 4, although they ing, briefly` by employing enameled sheathing might be located therebelow. y units having undeiormed edges, of light gauge, O11 the ODDOSite Side 0f the Securing means the and their warped deformities somewhat smoothed va spring part 8 arranged to yieldably extend out., v from the wall body l, beyond the bead 7, as in- An important part of the invention is the dicated in broken lines. mounting means; and another object of the in- In operation, the mounting `strips 3v are first 25 vention is to provide a simple means for mountsecured horizontally extending upon the Wall body 30 ing the sheathing Without any tools and adapted in proper vertically spaced relation. To mount a to provide weatherproof characteristics to the sheathing panel between two of these strips, the finished structure, `without the usual calkingor upper edge of the panel is inserted back of the cementing in so far as possible. lip 6 beneath its supporting part 5. The panel is `with further objects and advantages thereof will serted into the bead 7 of the mounting strip be apparent from the `followingdescription taken therebelow. This deforms the spring` part 8 of in connection with the accompanying drawing, the stripl so Vthat the latter bearing against the in which each iigureV is a sectional elevation of panel adjacent itsl upper edge, maintains this l With reference now to the embodiment of Fig. the upper mounting strip. This completes the 1, 1 conventionally represents a wall body which mounting of the panel, and the remaining panels, maybe of any suitable material and construction, above or below, are added to the assembly in the 2are sheathing panels to be applied to the exsame manner, their order of mounting being op- 46 terior face of the wall body 1, and 3 are runners tional. Y 95 or strips by which the sheathing panels are Itwill be noted that the panels are thus disposed mounted onthe wallbody. These are the prininspaced relation with the wall body part, procipal parts of the assembly. V` viding air chambers each lying back of one of the `The sheathing panels 2 vare preferably of sheet Vpanels and between the two mounting strips sup- 4,. metahrust prooi or made so by ja coating such porting that panel, the mounting strips thus pre- 100 as vitreous enamel. They are rectangular,` of venting vertical circulation in the space back of widthV convenient for handling such assay one the panels, and providing a cellularcharacteristic foot, and of length as desired.` Their'edges and to the air space. particularly their top `and bottom edges, are Similarly each panel is removable, should re- ,.50 straight and undeformed as indicated. moval be necessary, independently of the remain- 105 `The runner stripsB are'also of metal, deformed ing'panels above and below it. Each panel is aswill be described. They are` disposedrhorizonfirmly Supported at both upper-and lower edges, tally extending and secured in this position to entirely therealong and prevented from chatterthe `wall bodyl in any convenient manner, here ing or any' motion in its mounting means, by the '55 conventionally illustrated as by nails 4 spaced spring part 8 of the corresponding mounting 110 wall body, in anyl convenientV manner.

strip. Indeed all of the sheathing panels have somewhat of a sprung relation with the wall body part owing to the slight yieldability of the parts 5 and 8 of their mounting strips. The mounting strip parts may be so proportioned that the sheathing assembly is weatherproof, this characteristic being Ydependent generally upon the vertical dimensions of the lips 6 and the area and nature of bearing thereon by the panel edges. If necessary or desirable the parts bearing at such location may have elastic cement applied thereto, as before their assembly, to insure a seal.

The mounting strips may be wholly of rustproof material such as stainless steel or nonferrous metal. But if preferred-the. cheapest mate-.

rial may be employed for the mounting strips and their lip and bead parts 6 and 7 covered with suitable rustproong material. Or obviously the strips might be made up of separate parts of the diierent materials, secured as by an overlap at the securing means.

In-any event, the beads 7 provide trim for their sheathing panels, concealing vthe lower panel edges, which-may thus be as rough and unfinished as is-necessary for economy. Similarly the upper panel edges are concealed by the mounting strip lip'parts 6 which overhang them. The appearance even from a slight distance is not of a shingling eiect, the panels appearingvas exactly in a common plane.

The parts may be soproportioned andarranged that the intermediate parts of the panels are given a slight outward bow by the spring parts 8 of the mounting strips, extending therebehind and therealong. The effect of such a bow is to give avbarelyperceptible cylindrical characteristic to the panels, with horizontal line elements, thus smoothing out irregularities in the panels due to warping as in the baking of an enamel coat. In any event the strength of the spring parts 8 resists deformation of the panels by external sources.

With reference now to the modification of Fig. 2, the mounting strip 3a may be secured to the The mounting strip is generally of C-shape with its upper, edge or lip part 6a overlapping its inner spring edge part Sa as indicated. These parts are sprung-to tend to bear against each other. The lip part 6a terminates in a bead 7a. The extremity of the spring part 8a has formed therealong a very slight lip 1l adapted to engage the upper extremity of a sheathing panel without bearing against the lip 6a, when the panel edge is inserted, 5 as shown, between the parts 6a and 80;. The lower edge of the'panel rests in the hollow of the bead '7a as before, and the spring part 8a of each mounting strip is arranged to yieldably urge the panel whose upper edge it engages, downwardly tomaintain the lower edge of the same panel seated in thebead part '7a of the next mounting strip therebelow. Y,

For the purpose of mounting the strip 3a, on the wall body,` tabs v12 are punched out and turned up of the metal at intervals along the strip, and nailed, screwed, or welded to the-.wall body as before, nails 4a being here indicated. v

The manner of mounting the sheathing panels will `be apparent. The lower extremity of the panel is supported in the bead 7a as before. rIChe upperA extremity of the panel is inserted between the lip parts 8a and 6a' of the mounting'strip and gripped` therebetween by the resilience of the strip.` Y

Fig. 3 shows a modification wherein the mounting strip is in two parts. The part 5b secured to the wall l as by nails or the like 4b, and the part 6b carried by the part 5b. The part 5b extends downwardly from its mounted edge, thence outwardly and upwardly and its free extremity is folded back upon itself as at 5b. The part 6b has a portion 14 hooked over the extremity of the part 5h and inwardly bent to engage the fold 5b. The part 6b overhangs the part 5b, and terminates in a lip 7b adapted to receive and support the lower extremity of a sheathing panel as before. The upper edge of a sheathing panel is received in' the downwardly opening crevice formed between the parts 5b and 6b as shown f in the drawing.

It will be noted that the two mounting strip parts may be assembled by simply placing the outer part 6b over the free edge of the inner part 5b. As soon as the inner extremity of the part 6b passes the fold 5b it will snap thereunder to engage the latter and thereafter prevent removal of the part 6b; the part 6b being suitably proportioned of spring material to this end, and also to clamp the inserted upper extremity of a sheathing panel against the member 5b.

In this arrangement the part 5b may of exceedingly inexpensive material such as strip steel of low grade, and the part 6b of high grade rustproof material such as stainless steel, copper or the like. r)The latter part will be noted as smaller than the part 5b which supports it, so that the cost of the mounting strip assembly is slight. While the member 6b preferably has resilient properties, it may be of comparatively light gauge so that it will yield under the weight of an upper panel carried by its'bead 7b, and thereby be caused to bear against the upper extremity of the panel next therebelow.

' With this form of two-piece mounting strip, the member 5b may be secured upon the wall body in the shop, and the member 6b snapped onto the member 5b in the field after erection of the wall body and before mounting the sheathing panels. By such procedure the member 6b is not defaced during handling and erection of the wall body.

With reference now to the modification of Fig. 4 the mounting strip has a flat part 13e secured with the wall body part as before, and having an integral outwardly extending part 5c folded back upon itself at Vits extremity as indicated. A curved spring part 5c', having an integral lip part Gc downwardly extending andterminating in a bead part 7c, of rustproof metal, are secured with the part 5c as by hooking under the fold of Ithat part. The spring part 5c is arranged to yieldably urge the lip part 6c inwardly toward the outer extremity of the part 5c.

In operation the lower edge of a sheathing panel'is inserted and secured in the opening of the bead 'lc as before. The upper edge of a sheathing panel is inserted between the lip part 6c and theV projection 16 `and there gripped by thefspring of the mounting strip.

The-sheathing panels are preferably of such lengththat vertical joints between horizontally spaced panels are unnecessary. Such a joint, however, may be accomplished by backingk the vertical; Vjoint with a ilat strip of sheet metal overlying the adjacent panel ends and cemented thereto. Such elementary double lap joint, with the panell ends in'abutting relation, will not materially affect the horizontal panel continuity so wir;

Q53 wardly to form a lip, with an outwardly thence up- 701%.' and supported in the bead of one of said mountraras thedescribedmounting means. are conwhne an `object `of the invention has been .to teach. the` use .of panels `having undeformed .edges and the resulting advantages, it'will be apparent that should it `be desirable as for addedV rigidity and `.convenience in handling,.1or"forfany other reason, that the upper and lower panel edges be iinished as by turning back upon themselves, they may Astill be mounted in the. shownmanner, the mountingstrip deformations being suitably pro.-4 portioned for the purpose. Architecturallyitnis often desirable. that horizontal linesuponxthe face of the wall, appear more pronounced than as here illustrated. Obviously, lthereiore,V the beads in whichthe lower ,panel edges rest; may

be .made..larger with this intent. In'anylevent, thebeads will throw shadows by which their `apto be secured to the wall body horizontally disposed thereon, having a part extending from the Wall .body and thence downwardly to form a. lip, with an outwardly thence upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, said lip part being adapted to overhang the upper edge of `a sheathing panel and said bead part being adapted to receive and support the'lower-edge ofan adjacent sheathing :panel thereabove, and spring means arranged to yieldably maintain said upper edge of said lower panel bearing against said lip part of the mounting strip.

2. Means for mounting sheathing panels on a wall body structure, comprising a strip adapted to be secured to the wall body horizontally disposed thereon, having a part extending from the wall body and thence downwardly to form a lip, with an outwardly thence-upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, andhaving a spring part arranged for extensibility toward and from said wall, `the parts being so proportioned and arranged that said bead part will receive and support the lower edge of a sheathing panel, and the upper edge of another sheathing panel disposed back of said lip part to be overhung by the latter will be caused by said spring part to bear against said lippart, whereby said panels may be mounted in shingled relation, spaced from said wall body.

3. In combination with a wall body structure and plain edged sheathing panels therefor, mounting strips secured to said wall body horizontally disposed thereon in vertically spaced relation, each mounting strip having a part extending from the wall body and thence downwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, and having a spring part arranged for extensibility toward and from said wall, each sheathing panel having its lower edge received thereabove, and being caused to bear against said lip part by the spring part of one of said mountingstrips, whereby said panels" aremounted in shingled relation, spaced from said wall body'.

. .4.. Means for mounting sheathing panels Ona wall body structure, comprising. astrip adapted to be secured.tothewallbody horizontallyvdisposed vthereon, having apart extending from the wall.` bodyvand, thence downwardlyfto form* a lip, with an outwardly :thence upwardly .turned bead at the. lower .extremityof the lip, and. having a springpart arranged .for extensibility toward and .185 from saidwall `below said lip, theV parts being so proportionedand arranged that said b ead part will receive andsupport the lower edge of .a sheathingpanel,` and the "upper edge of another sheathing panel disposedback. of. said lip .part to be overhung by the latter will be causedby said spring part to bear against said lip part.

, 5.,'Meansfor' mounting sheathing panels onv a wall body structurecomprising astrip adapted to `be secured to` thewall body horizontally disposed, thereon, having a` part extending from the wall body and` thence downwardly to form alip,

with an outwardly thence upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity ,of the lipand having a spring part arranged for extensibilitytoward and from said wall, the parts being so proportioned and arranged that said bead part will receive and support the lower edge of a sheathing panel, and the upper edge of another sheathing paneldisposed back of said lip part to be overhung by the latter will be caused by said spring part to bear againstvsaid lip part, said lip part having substantial vertical dimension to permit vertical adjustment ofthe sheathing panel edge disposed therebehind. i z f 110 6. A mounting strip for sheathing. panels, having an intermediate partwith associated means for securing said strip on a wall .body structure, said strip having on one side of said mounting means a part extending from the wall body and thence. downwardly to form a lip, with an outwardly thence upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, and said strip having on the other side of said securing means, a spring part arranged for extensibility toward and from said wall, the parts being so proportioned and arranged that said bead part will receive and support an edge of a sheathing panel, and the adjacent edge of another sheathing panel maybe disposed back of said lip part to be overhung by the latter, and said spring part will bear outwardly against one of said sheathing panels intermediate its edges. i

7. A strip for mounting sheathing panels on a wall body structure, said strip having an intermediate part secured to the wall body, and having above said secured part a part extending from the wall body and thence downwardly to form a lip, with an outwardly thence upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, and said strip having extending below said secured part a spring part arranged for extensibility toward and from said wall, the parts being so proportioned and arranged that said bead part will receiveand support the lower edge of a sheathing panel, and the upper edge of another sheathing panel may be disposed back of said lip part to be overhung by the latter, and said spring part will bear outwardly against the lower of said sheathing panels adjacent its upper edge. 145

8. Means for mounting sheathing panels on a wall body structure, comprising a strip adapted to be secured to the wall body horizontally disposed thereon, having a part extending from the wall body and thence downwardly to form a lip, 150

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with an outwardly thence upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, said 'lip part being adapted to overhang the upper edge of a sheathing panel and said bead part being adapted.top1-eceive and support the lower edge of .an adjacent sheathing panel thereabove, means arrangedto yieldably `maintain said upper edge 'of said lower panel bearing against said lip part ofthe mounting strip and having means arranged cooperative with said lower panel to yieldably urge said lower panel downwardly.

9. Means `for mounting sheathing panels on a wall body structure, comprising a strip having a pair of members, one of said members being adapted to be secured' to the wall body horizontally disposed thereon, and having a part extending from the wall body, the other member comprising a part adapted to be mounted 'on said 'secured part 'and extending downwardly to form Ya lip, with an outwardly thence upwardly turned bead at the lower extremity of the lip, said-lip part being adapted to-overhang the upper edge of a sheathing panel and said bead part being 'adapted to receive and support the lower edge of an adjacent sheathing panel thereabove, and vsaid secured part being adapted to form a backing for said sheathing panel.

l0.. Means for mounting an exterior sheathing panel on a wall body structure in spaced relation therewith, lcomprising a pair of vertically spaced means mounted on said wall body and extending therefrom to engage said panel at three locations, one of said locations being at the lower extremity of the panel, and the other locations y being thereabove, on the opposite faces of the panel, the upper of said means including means for engaging the lower extremity of another sheathing panel in shingling relation above said rst panel. i A

11. Means for securing the adjacent top'and bottom parts of adjacent exterior sheathing panelswith a wallbody in spaced relation thereto .and in shinglingv relation with each other, including means adapted to be s'ecuredvt'o the wall body and extending therefrom to receive and supportv the lower edge of the upper panel in spaced relation to said Wall body, and associated means arranged to, yielolably urge rthe upper part of the lower panel from said wall Ibody and against said upper panel supporting means. f f

12. A mounting strip for securing the adjacent top. and bottom parts of adjacent vexterior sheathing panels 'with a wall body in spaced relation theretoand in shingling relation with each other, including means adaptedv to be secured to said wall body. and extending therefrom to overhang the upper edge of the lower panel and adapted to receive and support the lower edge of .the upper panel in spaced relation to said wall body, and associated spring means arranged to yieldably urge, from said wall body, a part of the lower panel removed from itsl lower edge.

13. Means. for securing the adjacent top and 1D0 bottom parts of adjacent exterior 'sheathing panels with a wall body in spaced relation thereto and in sliingling relation with each other, including means adapted to be secured on said wall body and extending therefrom, with parts ar- 105 ranged to bear on the outside of the lower panel at the upper edge thereof and on the inside of the lower panel at a point removed .from the lower edge thereof, and with apart arranged to receive and support the lower edge of the 110 upper panel with said edge lower than the upper edge ofthe lower panel.

FRANK R. HIGLEY. 

